Cornerstone OnDemand vs SmarterU.com

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Score 8.3 out of 10

Based on 401 reviews and ratings

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Score 8.2 out of 10

Based on 3 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

SmarterU.com ranks higher in 1 feature set: Learning Management

Onboarding

7.8

Cornerstone OnDemand

78%

SmarterU.com

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 3/3 features

New hire portal

7.5

75%

64 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Manager tracking tools

7.4

74%

105 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Compliance tracking and reporting

8.5

85%

115 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Performance and Goals

8.4

Cornerstone OnDemand

84%

SmarterU.com

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 5/5 features

Corporate goal setting

8.0

80%

87 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Subordinate goal setting

8.2

82%

91 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Individual goal setting

8.5

85%

99 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Line-of sight-visibility

8.3

83%

87 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Performance tracking

8.8

88%

104 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Performance Management

8.2

Cornerstone OnDemand

82%

SmarterU.com

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 10/10 features

Performance plans

8.0

80%

88 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Plan weighting

8.2

82%

74 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Manager note taking

8.4

84%

63 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Performance improvement plans

8.3

83%

75 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Review status tracking

8.1

81%

89 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Rater nomination workflow

8.1

81%

58 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Review reminders

8.0

80%

87 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Workflow restrictions

8.6

86%

79 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Multiple review frequency

8.7

87%

77 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Reporting

7.8

78%

106 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Succession Planning

7.9

Cornerstone OnDemand

79%

SmarterU.com

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 4/4 features

Create succession plans/pools

8.3

83%

46 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Candidate ranking

7.9

79%

46 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Candidate search

7.6

76%

49 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Candidate development

7.7

77%

45 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Recruiting / ATS

6.5

Cornerstone OnDemand

65%

SmarterU.com

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 15/15 features

Job Requisition Management

6.0

60%

44 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Company Website Posting

6.4

64%

40 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Publish to Social Media

6.9

69%

37 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Job Search Site Posting

6.3

63%

37 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Customized Application Form

6.1

61%

39 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Resume Management

6.4

64%

42 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Duplicate Candidate Prevention

6.4

64%

39 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Candidate Search

6.0

60%

40 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Applicant Tracking

6.1

61%

40 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Collaboration

6.1

61%

35 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Task Creation and Delegation

6.1

61%

37 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Email Templates

7.2

72%

56 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

User Permissions

7.2

72%

57 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Notifications and Alerts

7.6

76%

52 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Reporting

7.0

70%

60 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Learning Management

8.0

Cornerstone OnDemand

80%

8.6

SmarterU.com

86%

SmarterU.com ranks higher in 8/11 features

Course authoring

7.4

74%

122 Ratings

8.0

80%

2 Ratings

Course catalog or library

8.6

86%

166 Ratings

10.0

100%

2 Ratings

Player/Portal

8.2

82%

153 Ratings

9.0

90%

2 Ratings

Learning content

8.2

82%

133 Ratings

8.0

80%

1 Rating

Mobile friendly

7.3

73%

125 Ratings

7.0

70%

2 Ratings

Progress tracking & certifications

8.0

80%

150 Ratings

10.0

100%

2 Ratings

Assignments

8.5

85%

162 Ratings

9.0

90%

2 Ratings

Compliance management

8.1

81%

143 Ratings

9.0

90%

2 Ratings

Learning administration

8.5

85%

165 Ratings

10.0

100%

2 Ratings

Learning reporting & analytics

8.4

84%

164 Ratings

7.0

70%

2 Ratings

Social learning

6.8

68%

102 Ratings

7.9

79%

2 Ratings

Attribute Ratings

SmarterU.com is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating

Cornerstone OnDemand

83%

242 Ratings

9.9

SmarterU.com

99%

2 Ratings

Cornerstone OnDemand

97%

35 Ratings

SmarterU.com

N/A

0 Ratings

Cornerstone OnDemand

86%

35 Ratings

SmarterU.com

N/A

0 Ratings

Cornerstone OnDemand

73%

5 Ratings

SmarterU.com

N/A

0 Ratings

Cornerstone OnDemand

64%

5 Ratings

SmarterU.com

N/A

0 Ratings

Cornerstone OnDemand

65%

49 Ratings

8.0

SmarterU.com

80%

2 Ratings

Cornerstone OnDemand

86%

4 Ratings

SmarterU.com

N/A

0 Ratings

Cornerstone OnDemand

90%

8 Ratings

SmarterU.com

N/A

0 Ratings

Cornerstone OnDemand

90%

18 Ratings

SmarterU.com

N/A

0 Ratings

Cornerstone OnDemand

82%

2 Ratings

SmarterU.com

N/A

0 Ratings

Pros

Automatic recurring assignments are easy to get that refresher training out without needing to assign it fresh each time.
Reporting 2.0 makes it easy to write and share your reports with just selected filters. Making it easy for people receiving it to just change what they need to see.
Learning Admin Console makes it easy to peek at what is going on in your portal and open up connected reporting when needed.
Success Center is a great resource for getting peer answers to questions and learning about the releases and suggesting changes that should be added to the roadmap.

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Tina Pegar

LMS System Administrator

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterResearch, 1001-5000 employees

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Software works on multiple devices: computer, iPad, iPhone, Chromebook, etc.
Easy to navigate

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Finance and Accounting

Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Cons

User-submitted external training is editable by users even after it has been approved and completed on their transcript, UNLESS a transcript lock is put into place--which also renders all submitted certificates un-openable once approved. Thus they can never be referenced after approval.
The system is designed for annual compliance training to be re-versioned annually. I [believe it] is a very un-user friendly for training that we don't want to re-version because users take it on a rolling, as-needed basis.
Some very key components are not configurable and cause our users a great deal of confusion. For example, there is no way to turn off the search bar on a user transcript or even to edit the prompt text within it. Our users are constantly searching for training here, and end up re-opening/re-launching completed courses rather than registering for a new occurrence of a course.
In general, we find Cornerstone [onDemand] clunky and that it does not really meet our needs.

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Verified User

General Manager in Other

Government Administration Company, 10,001+ employees

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Reporting System can be improved.

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David Moore

Manager, Maintenance Training and Electronic Business Systems

Morningstar Air Express Inc.Airlines/Aviation, 201-500 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Required

Starting Price

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

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Likelihood to Renew

Cornerstone OnDemand 9.7

Based on 35 answers

As long as pricing stays reasonable, we will likely stay with Cornerstone for at least one more contract renewal. It would be a large task to migrate all of our content to a new system. However, the LMS landscape is diversifying with new startups that are showing some real innovation.

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Jamie Drahos

Learning Management System Administrator, Training Specialist

Tennant CompanyMachinery, 1001-5000 employees

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No score

No answers yet

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Usability

Cornerstone OnDemand 8.6

Based on 35 answers

Easy to use, easy to learn, lots of support during the learning process. There are a few parts of the system we don't use and I'm hesitant to begin using because other clients have said they're difficult and cumbersome (certifications) or outdated (libraries)

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Verified User

Manager in Human Resources

Utilities Company, 501-1000 employees

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No score

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Reliability and Availability

Cornerstone OnDemand 7.3

Based on 5 answers

It was down for a couple of hours in our first month. Occasionally, in the evening we have trouble logging in even though it is not a maintenance window.

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Project Manager in Information Technology

Computer Software Company, 501-1000 employees

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Performance

Cornerstone OnDemand 6.4

Based on 5 answers

Pages do not load quickly. Often times any action or selection of a box, drop down, check, pretty much ANY Javascript interaction causes the whole entire page to load/reload/start doing something in the background. This makes a nightmare for having to mass edit courses or upload ILT sessions. It's the one of the archaic web designs they use that really bugs me as an admin and makes working in the portal at times intolerable and insufferable

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Joseph Madere

LMS Administrator

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.Machinery, 1001-5000 employees

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Support Rating

Cornerstone OnDemand 6.5

Based on 49 answers

Its always important to have support when you are facing problems and when you are the main admin of the organization. Cornerstone Support is very supporting when you have not found the answer in the help guide. its very useful to have a team support to guide you.

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Jennifer LONGINE

Coordinateur pédagogique

Air Tahiti NuiAirlines/Aviation, 501-1000 employees

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SmarterU.com 8.0

Based on 2 answers

Really good support initially, now support is OK but we have fewer needs.

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Finance and Accounting

Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employees

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In-Person Training

Cornerstone OnDemand 8.6

Based on 4 answers

we use also to admin all our training in person events and sessions. Its easy to admin this kind of trainings and automatize some processes we have. Also de user experience and the integration with other systems helps to the employees to use more. All modules integrated oriented to develop people is the principal reason to have CSOD. The training administration is very complete and allows to automate many processes.

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Ruben Fernandez

Tecnico de Formación y Sistemas de RRHH

UCI - Unión de Créditos InmobiliariosFinancial Services, 501-1000 employees

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No score

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Online Training

Cornerstone OnDemand 9.0

Based on 8 answers

The online modules are pretty good. You can access them at any time, which we have done. You learn a lot in the beginning, but having the ability to retake short lessons when you are working on those items was very helpful.

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Verified User

Manager in Professional Services

Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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Implementation Rating

Cornerstone OnDemand 9.0

Based on 18 answers

Dig deep on what your current processes are and how they match up to Cornerstone OnDemand functionality. It's not that the Cornerstone OnDemand is bad, it just the amount of work it requires you to do to get your current data to fit into their system.

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Verified User

Manager in Professional Services

Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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Alternatives Considered

The Sales Pitch for Cornerstone while being great, left us a bit disappointed when the tool got implemented. Although it is a game-changer and radically improved the learning experience the after-sales service has left us a bit disappointed. Since the overall package makes up for the situation, we can safely recommend it but while exercising caution.

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Verified User

Professional in Corporate

Logistics & Supply Chain Company, 10,001+ employees

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Most online LMS systems work really well to track and manage training that the system is delivering. However, most systems are not very good at managing training requirements which are delivered outside of the system. For example, First Aid training, or license requirements are accomplished through third party. SmarterU was the only system we evaluation that was able to track these items with the ability to monitor the renew dates properly.

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David Moore

Manager, Maintenance Training and Electronic Business Systems

Morningstar Air Express Inc.Airlines/Aviation, 201-500 employees

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Scalability

Cornerstone OnDemand 8.2

Based on 2 answers

I have had no problem scaling the platform across various areas of the business

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Mark Schroeder

Learning Technologist

Organic ValleyFood & Beverages, 501-1000 employees

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Return on Investment

We strive to educate our customers and Cornerstone [onDemand] is key to this process. Cornerstone [onDemand] has the ability to deliver content to thousands of users in a reliable environment
We need the flexibility to load SCORM courses and videos and Cornerstone [onDemand] nails both of these needs!
We have over 100,000 users on our Cornerstone [onDemand] platform! They all have access to our own created material in a reliable and consistent environment!

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Donna Conzett

Business Analyst

Jack Henry & AssociatesFinancial Services, 5001-10,000 employees

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It has helped us to make sure our training is consistent across multiple locations and trainers and ensured less drift.
The course tracking and certification allows us to manage new hires and make sure they complete all required training to later achieve an RBT certification.

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Finance and Accounting

Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employees

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